Quote Originally Posted by Garvin View Post
A match airgun is not designed to cause bodily harm or damage to anything other than a paper target.
You're splitting hairs and just repeating the same thing...and I countered your statement with the following....

Quote Originally Posted by harvey_s View Post
...match airguns are merely derivitaves of their primary functions - but the connection is still there and they could instantly be reverted in the wrong hands.
Care to present a reasoned argument that disproves a match rifle abilities to kill or maim a child instead of unqualified repetition?
Don't forget an FT or HFT 'match' rifle will be 12 ft/lbs and even a 10m 'match' rifle will be 6 ft/lbs and could be discharged at point blank range.
A match rifle is just a version of a hunting rifle that is designed to be more accurate than a regular air rifle - its function of delivering the same lead projectile at the highest allowable velocity remains unaltered.